After the experience of L'Ou com Balla, the neighbour just across the street, when Teresa Ferri and Jordi Romero initiate the cuisine of «other cultures», over two decades ago, and after having travelled all over the Mediterranean for months and months, getting to know people and peoples and making acquaintance with expert cooks, after visiting India, Burma and Indonesia the time was ripe for inaugurating in 1998 El Pepre Blau(“The Blue Pepper”), culminating the achievement of the syntheses tradition/creation based on traditional recipes. Indeed, the secret for the success of this restaurant lies on the concept of its «home» cuisine, the quality of the produce, its truly liberal servings and a very efficient service with a friendly attitude. Located in a XVII Century setting, wrapped in a warm ambience, where the selected musical background enables conversation to occur, this place has rightly become a romantic reference local. Not surprisingly, the list is seldom varied, since everyone seems to ask for« that dish» again and again. What does not necessarily mean that new additions are not included to surprise the habitués,new and well planned treats being always in the offing... On a light register, we propose the «combinados» of Mediterranean salads (a whole trip), the Indian Tabuleh, the Lukewarm spinaches salad with Rocquefort cheese ice-cream, the Five tapas tapadas (each from a different country), the Three carpaccios or the Three timbals (Yes, this is indeed nouvelle cuisine). The desserts are the happy ending and stretch from the Latin Tart, daily made, to the chocolate textures. The surprise format Piña Colada, the Tiramisu, lauded by the even most exacting Italians, among many other offers, according to the day. The wine list features about 40 different options, priced for every taste (from Euro 13,00 to 15,00 Euros) being often changed, always trying to have the best denominations on the basis of the quality/ price axiom. Whenever justifiable there are offers of "wines of the author", of selected stocks. This is not surprising if you bear in mind that the wine list is the« teacher's pet» of the Chef. |
Casa Canto
Alicante
Benissa
Traditional